The Dixie Chicks have released many heart-breaking, inspirational songs before, but none of them compares to this. "Soldier" depicts a love story of a Vietnam soldier and his girl. The soldier goes off to train, and then to the war, and he sends her letters until he can't anymore. The story ends with the soldier dying in battle, and the girl crying under the stands at a football game. This song is a country ballad, with acoustic and bluegrass influences. Written by country/folk singer Bruce Robison, this has some of the best lyrics the Dixie Chicks ever sung. The chorus goes,
"I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home."
The thing I love about this song is that it really is a true country song. It tells a story from beginning to end, and makes listeners cry. It has a traditional country production, yet still got to No. 1. By even as early as 2002, pop influence was growing really strong in country music, and it was amazing that this traditional song became one of the biggest songs.
Overall Rating: 5 crowns
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home."
The thing I love about this song is that it really is a true country song. It tells a story from beginning to end, and makes listeners cry. It has a traditional country production, yet still got to No. 1. By even as early as 2002, pop influence was growing really strong in country music, and it was amazing that this traditional song became one of the biggest songs.
Overall Rating: 5 crowns
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